How Europe can better protect against extreme wildfires
DW Englishby Tim Schauenberg20 Aug 2026
From Spain and France to Portugal, Greece and Italy, the list of European countries affected by particularly severe wildfires is long.
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top 95%Life in the dark: The daily agony of Venezuela’s power crisis
El País Englishby Florantonia Singer20 Aug 2026
Sonia Soto’s days are six hours shorter. Those are the hours she spends without electricity. During them, all she wants to do is lock herself in her bathroom and cry. “It is very hard.
More than 1,000 birds found dead in three mass mortality events amid ‘significant’ H5 escalation in Australia
Environment | The Guardianby Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent20 Aug 2026
The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has declared a “significant escalation” in H5 bird flu in the state after the detection of three mass mortality events involving more than 1,000...
Who’s most at risk in the cyclospora outbreak? The farmworkers on the front lines.
Gristby Frida Garza20 Aug 2026
Earlier this summer, when the news broke about an outbreak of cyclosporiasis — a parasitic infection that results in abdominal distress and is passed on via food or water that has been contaminated...
Climate change drove extreme July heat in European seas, study finds
Mongabay Globalby Shreya Dasgupta20 Aug 2026
European coastal waters recorded unprecedented sea surface temperatures in July 2026. A new study has found that human-induced climate change primarily drove the temperature surge, pushing marine...
How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks
Gristby Katie Worth20 Aug 2026
Had Florida’s high school marine biology students read the original draft of their textbook, they would have learned about research that found climate change is killing at least 150,000 people per...
In a new book, an artist recalls working with Mumbai’s Koli fisherwomen to preserve their traditions
Scroll.inby Parag Tandel20 Aug 2026
The Son Koli, a fishing community, are original inhabitants of Greater Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane, in western Maharashtra.
Shocked, Then Trucked. Why BC Arranges Road Trips for Live Fish | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Sarah Cox20 Aug 2026
In a scenario that sounds like something in a Dr. Seuss book, bull trout and other fish are travelling past the Site C dam on the back of a Ford pickup truck as part of an elaborate plan to save...
Why Do We Feed Wildlife? | The Tyee
The Tyeeby Michelle Gamage20 Aug 2026
As British Columbians flock to outdoor spaces it’s important to remember that feeding wildlife is bad for them, say experts. As in, really bad for them.
Ecotourism in India: From Conservation to Commercialisation
Frontlineby Prakriti Srivastava; Ghazala Shahabuddin20 Aug 2026
Ecotourism came to India in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 2002, the United Nations launched the International Year of Ecotourism to promote sustainable travel globally.
A legacy unravels
Down To Earthby Sayantani Deb20 Aug 2026
A century ago, there was a huge demand for shitol pati (cool mats) made of murta plants because they were one of the most effective ways to beat the heat during summers.
‘The only way is up’: cycling Norway’s mountainous ‘Milky Way’
Travel | The Guardianby Ailsa Sheldon20 Aug 2026
‘Norway is a hilly country,” shrugs Glenn Roar Berge. He’s not wrong, though he is fond of an understatement.
Indigenous fishers rethink shark hunting & protect species on Colombia’s coast
Mongabay Globalby Latoya Abulu20 Aug 2026
- In the Colombian department of La Guajira, at South America’s northernmost tip, Indigenous Wayuu fishers from the community of Punta Gallinas are working with marine biologists to conserve and...
Nepal pushes for hydropower in protected areas through legal grey area
Mongabay Globalby Abhaya Raj Joshi20 Aug 2026
- Nepal’s government is allowing hydropower development inside protected areas, despite a January 2025 Supreme Court ruling that invalidates the legal provision for this activity.
The first wave of bird flu is the worst: what Australia can learn from overseas
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Bethany J Hoye, Lecturer in Animal Ecology, University of Wollongong20 Aug 2026
Hundreds of dead birds are now being reported as the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu begins to spread across Australia. Government reports show the virus is circulating in resident birds.
Monstera magic: Barbican hands out cuttings as ‘green lung of the city’ closes
Environment | The Guardianby Helena Horton20 Aug 2026
Above the waxy monstera leaves and bright pink hibiscus flowers in the Barbican conservatory hangs a giant net to catch the panes of glass that are at risk of falling from the ceiling on the...
From bone-dry to soaked to the bone, welcome to the age of climate whiplash | Aditya Chakrabortty
Environment | The Guardianby Aditya Chakrabortty20 Aug 2026
This summer could be the hottest, driest and deadliest in English history. Successive heatwaves have so far claimed almost 3,000 lives.
French winegrowers begin record early harvest as heat and drought bite
RFI Englishby RFI20 Aug 2026
French winegrowers begin record early harvest as heat and drought bite Drought and heatwaves have pushed French winegrowers to start picking grapes weeks ahead of schedule, with this year seeing...
The US Might Be About To Cut Canadian Auto Tariffs | Carscoops
Carscoopsby Brad Anderson20 Aug 2026
- The US is also expected to cut tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. - President Trump says documents just need to be finalized for the new deal.
Sloth bears help shape India’s dry forests as unlikely seed dispersers
Mongabay Globalby Naina Rao20 Aug 2026
Sloth bears play a critical role in structuring India’s dry deciduous forests by dispersing viable seeds and influencing plant regeneration, reports contributor Sneha Mahale for Mongabay India.